Improvement in churns



o. H. s'rEvENs.- l Improvement n Churns. No..l31,231. 4 Patentedsep.1o,1872.

UNITED STATES PAE DANIEL H. STEVENS, OF ENOSBURG FALLS, VERMONT.

IMPROVEMENT IN CHURNS.

Specification forming.,T part of Letters Patent N0. 131,231, datedSeptember 10, 1872.

SPECIFICATION.

To all whom it may concern:

and State of Vermont, have invented certain new and useful Improvementin Ghurns and the Mechanism for operating the same; and the following isa full, clear, and exact description of the same, reference being had tothe accompanying drawing making a part of this specification, in which-Figure 1 represents a top view of the churnframe and mechanism foroperating it. Fig. 2 shows a side elevation of the same.

My invention relates to butter-churns, and it consists in the foldingand jointed levers for holding the lids or cover on the churn and thechurn in its place in its connection with the frame, so that the dasherwill work vertically and freely.

To enable others to make and use my improved churn I will describe it,referring to the drawing and the letters marked thereon.

The churnAis of the ordinary dasher kind, and is supported on aplatform, B, that is hinged to the base-block C at one end ofthe frameD, so that it will fold up against the frame compactly when not in use.The lid of the churn a and also the churn A are held in their place bythe two jointed arms E E, which are hinged to the vertical posts orstandards of the frame D. By turning them down at a right angle, so thattheir lower ends rest upon the lid or cover a of the churn, the jointedarms E E are held in position by rod-braces e c to hook into staples c con the top of the arms. To the top of the vertical posts of the frame isfitted a cap and guide, in which is secured an adjustable post, F, forthe walkingbeam Gr to work in, one end of which is connected to thedasher-rod y, and the other with the pitman 7L, which connects with theexpansile crank E to operate the churn. On one end of the crank-shaft jis placed a fly-wheel,

K, to give momentum and equalize the motionof the dasher, and on theother end of the shaft a hand-crank, J, may be placed to operate thechurn for ordinary or small dairies; or, instead of the crank J, aband-wheel or pulley may be put in its place to operate the churn byother than man-power.

What I claim as my invention is- The jointed arms E E, with their bracesc c for holding the lid or cover a on the churn,

and the churn A on the platform B, as herein shown and described.

In testimony whereof I hereinito subscribe my name.

- DANIEL H. STEVENS.

In the presence of HENRY` M. HoUsE, J OIIN G. JENNE.

